Flyin' Miata : Projects : Projects in the shop

That's a stock motor mount with 60,000 miles on it.
Not only is it cracked, it's deformed. Might be time to consider some new ones if you haven't changed them in the past few years.
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Our MZR bore plate is here.
We have all the parts needed (including some custom tools) in order to build a faster, stronger engine for the newest Miatas.
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After a few rounds of redesigns, the prototype has been turned into a tool.
It is now undergoing final testing.
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Some product prototypes are sexier than others.
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Introducing Amber, AKA "Internal Combustya" FM's one and only Roller Derby girl and salesperson.
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It's amazing what some people will do to clean their car.
And before you say anything, that transmission is painted black.
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Yolk's intake has been updated with a different adapter.
After this picture was taken, Bill wired in the TPS, attached all four air filters and hit the road. It's still a rough tune, but it bodes well for the future.
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Breathe deep Yolk.
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So, what did you do this weekend?
This is Keith's version of a 120,000 mile service.
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Open wide!
A freshly built engine with an FM II strapped on is installed inside a welcoming engine bay.
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Here's a peek inside a JDM "flat top" manifold (left), compared to a US 2001-05 VTCS unit.
The US part includes a large vacuum chamber to run the VTCS butterflies and has longer runners with a much smaller diameter.
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The late TurboDog, always a hit with the Ladies.
We lost Turbo a year ago today.
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We unearthed this early turbo component in the garage.
Can you figure out what it does?
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After an extended spell in Bill's home garage, something has changed in Whoosh's interior.
Just the finishing details left.
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Haddie the fish thinks "It's a bad day to quit sniffing glue"
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FM commuter cars.
A high compression 2.0 stuffed into a light fun street chassis or a V8-powered rally car - what's your choice?
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Only one car in the FM fleet has a "Reactor"!
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This poor little salvage car made us all think of the Cars movie with the expression on its mouth.
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It's not just motorcycle riders who get bugs in their teeth.
Canadian bugs migrated to Palisade on Nancy.
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